Thursday, August 13, 2009
Google Atlanta Office
Millennium at Midtown
10 10th Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Lunch will be served
Leaving Lotus — Making the Switch from Notes/Domino to Google Apps
Cost pressures, outdated end user tools, and productivity concerns are among the chief reasons why IT decision makers are seeking alternatives to Lotus Notes for their businesses.
Join us on Thursday, August 13th at the Google Atlanta office to learn how and why enterprises are leaving Lotus for Google Apps.
You'll hear Ferris Research, a leading messaging and collaboration analyst firm, discuss the current market position of Lotus Notes/Domino. You'll also hear Google talk about the latest advancements in Google Apps that make the platform enterprise-ready. Binary Tree will follow-up with a talk about migration best practices and Cloud Sherpas will conclude with their approach to planning and executing a successful migration from Lotus Notes to Google Apps.
Agenda
9:30am - Registration
10:00am - Michael Cohn, Cloud Sherpas
10:05am - David Ferris, Ferris Research
10:15am - Jim Despres, Google
10:35am - Steven Pivnik, Binary Tree
10:45am - Jeff Miller, Cloud Sherpas
11:00am - Ask the experts — interactive Q&A with featured speakers
12:00pm - Lunch
Who Should Attend?
Business executives and IT professionals who want to learn about the business and technical advantages of migrating their organization from Lotus Notes/Domino to Google Apps.
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Speaker Bios
Moderator: Michael Cohn, CEO, Cloud Sherpas
Michael is a technologist, a marketeer, and the visionary behind Cloud Sherpas, a leading Google Apps enterprise deployment partner and Google Apps software developer. A former Web 1.0 entrepreneur, Michael has spent his career on the cusp of Internet technologies. With roots as a silicon alley web developer and enterprise software channel marketing, today Michael is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Cloud Sherpas and oversees the business.
David Ferris, Ferris Research
David Ferris is a leading messaging and collaboration expert who is frequently quoted in the technology and business press. He has been professionally involved with messaging and collaboration technologies since 1991. He got into computer science research as a graduate student at Stanford, and was one of the first 100 email users. He wrote the first syndicated column in the computer industry and has since written hundreds of articles and bulletins on messaging and collaboration, and coauthored three books.
Jim Despres, Google Apps Specialist, Google
Jim DesPres joined Google Enterprise in January of 2008 and is focused on increasing adoption of Google Applications in large enterprises throughout the United States. Jim is primarily responsible for meeting with senior executives of large enterprises to discuss how Google's Cloud Based Applications can displace existing legacy on-premise solutions. Prior to joining Google, Jim spent 9 years at Oracle selling ERP applications to Fortune 500 corporations.
Steven Pivnik, Co-CEO, Binary Tree
Since its establishment in 1993, Steven Pivnik has served at the helm of Binary Tree as Co-CEO. Under Mr. Pivnik‘s leadership, Binary Tree has significantly expanded its business globally, establishing itself as a leader in the messaging and collaboration market, with its focus not only in Lotus Notes & Domino, but also in the Microsoft and Google arenas. Mr. Pivnik‘s experience expands over 20 years in the technology business. Mr. Pivnik has been featured as a finalist for many awards like the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year or the INC. Entrepreneur of the Year. Mr. Pivnik is currently active in industry affairs and Co-Author of several IBM Red Books.
Jeff Miller, Director of Professional Services, Cloud Sherpas
Jeff Miller is an accomplished information technology executive with over 15 years experience with demonstrated skills and subject matter expertise in enterprise information collaboration technologies, including email messaging, instant messaging, and cloud computing. Prior to joining Cloud Sherpas, he successfully led the migration of one of the largest enterprise customers to the cloud, migrating over 30,000 Lotus Notes/Domino users to hosted Exchange, hosted OCS, and hosted SharePoint.